Toplines: VPs

Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters

June 6, 2008

1* Should John McCain reach across party lines to pick Senator Joseph Lieberman as his Vice-Presidential running mate?

18% Yes

42% No

40% Not sure

2* Suppose that Barack Obama picked Hillary Clinton as his running mate and John McCain picked Joe Lieberman. If the election were held today would you vote for Barack Obama as President and Hillary Clinton as Vice President or for John McCain as President and Joe Lieberman as Vice President?

46% Obama and Clinton

44% McCain and Lieberman

10% Not sure

3* How important is it for McCain to seek a much-younger running mate to counter questions about his age?

18% Very important

29% Somewhat important

39% Not very important

9% Not at all important

5% Not sure

4* Given the historic nature of the Obama candidacy, should McCain pick a woman or minority as his running mate?

13% Yes

47% No

40% Not sure

5* In terms of how you will vote for President this year, how important are the Vice Presidential candidates?

36% Very important

45% Somewhat important

15% Not very important

2% Not at all important

2% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence